hey guys i no this might of been done before but im just wondering which s15 adm or jdm do use guys think is best buy for your buck? i would say the jdm s15 more power extra features i just think its a better car all around i no the resell is i think a bit cheaper but i dont understand it when the jdm model come with better features( auto climate control) and more power? so i put the question to everyone on NS tell me what use guys think and why?

JDM S15 for bang for buck come as a more complete performance package. In a nutshell, as an import, they are often a gamble as finding a good, mechanically sound, neat example can proove quite difficult - if ur after this. A fair amount of imports tend to have had some hard life at Japan and these examples tend to be auctioned etc and the finer examples kept in Japan. Would Australia keeping all the crap commies and sending the better quality overseas. The score is some examples come already with stage 1 mods: cooler, zorst, pod, ebc, rims for cars pushing almost a decade old etc. Likely it would have been drifted, reverse engineered (stripped the parts back to stock), or been invovled in an accident.

ADM S15 Bang for quality and condition. ADM's tend to be in better quality in terms of more examples for sale seem to be less modified, trashed, newer (ADM '01- '02 vs JDM '98-'00). Even a better score if you buy and see it from a lady owner etc. compared to an unknown overseas trader. Being fresh out of a new car warranty - they tend to have log books that proove servicing and care during that period.

On paper the 20 or so kw difference is easily overcome by some aftermarket mods.

For me, I'd rather have an ADM. Newer, cleaner, less trashed model and make up the KW diff in mods.

ADM - alot of the jap specs that are brought over here are just plain thrashers (I know 'cos I bought one)

AMEN, got mine in very very very mint condition inside and out. the interior still smell like a new car when I bought it (now I farted too much in there ... hahahah j/k), just wish it has climate control, that's the only thing I am missing from the adm one. Sunroof will be handy as well but I got the Spec S.

full log book and very neat and clean engine bay, but that's prob the car was done only 27k on odo, that was back in Dec 2006

Yeah i dont get why they go for cheaper tho just because there inports when the jdm there better stock car then the adm model really in my opinion both models shoulds stick together on the market value.. instead of cuttin each other lolz

Yeah i dont get why they go for cheaper tho just because there inports when the jdm there better sock car then the adm model really in my opinion both models shoulds stick together on the market value.. instead of cuttin each other lolz

Yeah i dont get why they go for cheaper tho just because there inports when the jdm there better sock car then the adm model really in my opinion both models shoulds stick together on the market value.. instead of cuttin each other lolz

- car has full nissan delearship service history with reciepts;
- car was one owner elderly driver who I met
- insurance is the big reason, much cheaper and you dont have to go with just cars which have huge/kinda hiden excess charges
- got an ADM at JDM price